1972Final results
1972 election for Rhode Island House District 51
Rhode Island House of Representatives · Rhode Island
Donald R. Bonner (R) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Brian Dimaggio (D) by 32.0 points.
Donald R. BonnerRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.0%3,370
Brian DimaggioDemocrat
34.0%1,735
5,105 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET